Method of manufacturing semiconductor devices
A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device including forming a dummy gate electrode which is divided into first and second areas, selectively implanting N-type ions and P-type ions into the first and second areas of the dummy gate electrode respectively and then implanting impurity ions into a boundary region between the first area and second area of the dummy gate electrode.
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This application claims the benefit of Korean Patent Application No. P2004-0117035, filed Dec. 30, 2004, which is hereby incorporated by reference for all purposes as if fully set forth herein.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a semiconductor device and more particularly to a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device in which a butting region can be removed by implanting additional ions into the butting region generated at the boundary between a first area and a second area of a dummy gate electrode.
2. Description of the Related Art
Semiconductor devices such as MOS (Metal Oxide Semiconductor) transistors are a kind of field effect transistors (FET). In MOS transistors, a gate oxide layer and a gate electrode are formed on a semiconductor substrate made of silicon, and source and drain regions are formed in the semiconductor substrate on both sides of the gate electrode. LDD (Lightly Doped Drain) regions with a relatively low concentration are formed inside the source and drain regions.
MOS transistors are classified into N-channel MOS transistors and P-channel MOS transistors based on the conductivity type of the channel. When MOS transistors having both channel types are formed on a single semiconductor substrate, they are referred to as CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor) transistors.
A typical method of manufacturing a CMOS semiconductor device is described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.
First, as shown in
Subsequently, as shown in
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Subsequently, a well region 20 is selectively formed in the NMOS area of the semiconductor substrate 10 by performing a well-ion implantation process using a first well-ion implanting mask.
Thereafter, not shown in the figures, a well region is selectively formed in the PMOS area of the semiconductor substrate 10 by performing the well-ion implantation process using a second well-ion implanting mask. As a result, the well region 20 of the NMOS area is doped with P-type ions and the well region of the PMOS area is doped with N-type ions.
As shown in
Subsequently, a polysilicon layer 24 for forming a gate electrode 26 is formed on the entire surface of the semiconductor substrate 10 on which the gate oxide layer 22 is formed.
As shown in
The PMOS area and the second areas of the dummy gate electrode 99 are covered using a second photoresist pattern PR2 as a mask. By selectively performing an N-type ion implantation process with a low concentration to the active area of the NMOS area and the first areas of the dummy gate electrode 99, a low-concentration junction region 28 is formed in the NMOS area, and the first areas of the dummy gate electrode 99 are doped with N-type ions with a low concentration.
As shown in
Subsequently, as shown in
Thereafter, the PMOS area and the second areas of the dummy gate electrode 99 are covered using a fourth photoresist pattern PR4 as a mask and a part of the low-concentration junction region 28 of the NMOS area is covered using the spacers 30 as a mask. By selectively performing an N-type ion implantation process with a high concentration to the active area of the NMOS area and the first areas of the dummy gate electrode 99, a high-concentration junction region 32 is formed in the NMOS area and the first areas of the dummy gate electrode 99 are doped with N-type ions with a high concentration.
Next, as shown in
As a result, the gate electrode 26 of the NMOS area is doped with N-type ions with a high concentration and the gate electrode of the PMOS area is doped with P-type ions with a high concentration.
Source and drain regions 34 including the low-concentration junction region 28 and the high concentration junction region 32 are formed in the NMOS area and the PMOS area, respectively.
The first areas of the dummy gate electrode 99 are doped with N-type ions with a high concentration and the second areas thereof are doped with P-type ions with a high concentration.
Subsequently, as shown in
The semiconductor device formed in this way has the following problems.
The salicide layer 36 formed on the gate electrode 26 is an ohmic contact layer and serves to reduce difference in resistance between the gate electrodes 26 and other electrodes when the gate electrodes 26 are connected to the other electrodes. Before the gate electrodes 26 are connected to the other electrodes through the salicide layer, the resistance of the salicide layer 36 must be measured after the salicide layer 36 is formed on the gate electrode 26.
It is possible to measure the resistance of the salicide 36 over the gate electrode 26 by measuring the resistance of the salicide layer 36 formed on the dummy gate electrode 99 in the test area. By measuring the resistance of the salicide layer 36 in the test area, the resistance of the salicide layer 36 formed on the gate electrodes 26 can be indirectly obtained.
When the mask is not accurately aligned on the first areas and the second areas of the dummy gate electrode 99, as shown in
When the butting regions A are generated in the dummy gate electrode 99, the resistance of the salicide layer 36 formed on the dummy gate electrode 99 varies. Therefore, the resistance of the salicide layer 36 over the gate electrode cannot be accurately measured.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONAccordingly, the present invention is directed to a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device that substantially obviates one or more problems due to limitations and disadvantages of the related art.
An advantage of the present invention is that it can provide a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device in which it is possible to prevent a butting region from being generated in the dummy gate electrode by selectively implanting ions into the boundary region between a first area and a second area of a dummy gate electrode.
Additional features and advantages of the present invention will be set forth in the description which follows, and in part it will be apparent from the description, or may be learned by practice of the invention. These and other advantages of the invention will be realized and attained by the structure particularly pointed out in the written description and claims hereof as well as the appended drawings.
To achieve these and other advantages and in accordance with the purpose of the invention, as embodied and broadly described, a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device comprises: preparing a semiconductor substrate in which an NMOS area, a PMOS are, an inactive area, and a test area are defined; forming an element isolating layer in the inactive area of the semiconductor substrate; forming a gate electrode in the active area of the NMOS area and the active area of the PMOS area and forming a dummy gate electrode, which is made of the same material as the gate electrode and which is divided into first and second areas, in the test area; selectively implanting N-type ions with a low concentration into a low-concentration junction region of the NMOS area and the first area of the dummy gate electrode; selectively implanting P-type ions with a low concentration into a low-concentration junction region of the PMOS area and the second area of the dummy gate electrode; selectively implanting N-type ions with a high concentration into the low-concentration junction region of the NMOS region and the first area of the dummy gate electrode; selectively implanting P-type ions with a high concentration into the low-concentration junction region of the PMOS region and the second area of the dummy gate electrode; and implanting impurity ions into a boundary region between the first area and the second area of the dummy gate electrode.
Here, N-type ions with a high concentration may be implanted into the boundary region between the first area and the second area of the dummy gate electrode.
Alternatively, P-type ions with a high concentration may be implanted into the boundary region between the first area and the second area of the dummy gate electrode.
It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory and are intended to provide further explanation of the invention as claimed.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGSThe accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the invention and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate exemplary embodiments of the invention and together with the description serve to explain the principles of the invention.
In the drawings:
Reference will now be made in detail to exemplary embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
Only an NMOS area and a test area are shown in
As shown in
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A well region 120 is then selectively formed in the NMOS area of the semiconductor substrate 110 by performing a well-ion implantation process using a first well-ion implanting mask.
Thereafter, not shown in the figures, a well region is selectively formed in the PMOS area of the semiconductor substrate 110 by performing the well-ion implantation process using a second well-ion implanting mask. As a result, the well region 120 of the NMOS area is doped with P-type ions and the well region of the PMOS area is doped with N-type ions.
As shown in
Subsequently, a polysilicon layer 124, for forming a gate electrode 26, is formed on the entire surface of the semiconductor substrate 110 on which the gate oxide layer 122 is formed.
As shown in
The PMOS area and the second areas of the dummy gate electrode 199 are then covered using a second photoresist pattern PR2 as a mask. By selectively performing an N-type ion implantation process with a low concentration to the active area of the NMOS area and the first areas of the dummy gate electrode 199, a low-concentration junction region 128 is then formed in the NMOS area and the first areas of the dummy gate electrode 199 are doped with N-type ions with a low concentration.
Next, as shown in
As shown in
The PMOS area and the second areas of the dummy gate electrode 199 are then covered using a fourth photoresist pattern PR4 as a mask and a part of the low-concentration junction region 128 of the NMOS area is covered using the spacers 130 as a mask. By selectively performing an N-type ion implantation process with a high concentration to the active area of the NMOS area and the first areas of the dummy gate electrode 199, a high-concentration junction region 132 is then formed in the NMOS area and the first areas of the dummy gate electrode 199 are doped with N-type ions with a high concentration.
Next, as shown in
As a result, the gate electrode 126 of the NMOS area is doped with N-type ions with a high concentration and the gate electrode of the PMOS area is doped with P-type ions with a high concentration.
Source and drain regions 134 including the low-concentration junction region 128 and the high concentration junction region 132 are formed in the NMOS area and the PMOS area, respectively.
As shown in
As a result, the whole dummy gate electrode 199 is doped with N-type or P-type ions with a high concentration. Accordingly, the butting regions which were problematic may be removed.
In another embodiment, the boundary regions B may be doped with N-type ions with a high concentration, by implanting N-type ions with a high concentration into the boundary regions B.
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As described above, the semiconductor device and the method of manufacturing the semiconductor device according to the present invention have many advantages.
Since the butting regions may be removed by implanting additional ions into the butting regions at the boundaries between the first areas and the second areas of the dummy gate electrode, it is possible to prevent variation in resistance of the salicide layer formed on the dummy gate electrode. Therefore, it may be possible to accurately measure the resistance of the salicide layer formed on the dummy gate electrode.
It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made in the present invention without deporting from the spirit or scope of the invention. Thus, it is intended that the present invention cover the modifications and variations of this invention provided they come within the scope of the appended claims and their equivalents.
Claims
1. A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, the method comprising:
- preparing a semiconductor substrate in which an NMOS area, a PMOS are, an inactive area, and a test area are defined;
- forming an element isolating layer in the inactive area of the semiconductor substrate;
- forming a gate electrode in the active area of the NMOS area and the active area of the PMOS area and forming a dummy gate electrode, which is made of the same material as the gate electrode and which is divided into first and second areas, in the test area;
- selectively implanting N-type ions with a low concentration into a low-concentration junction region of the NMOS area and the first area of the dummy gate electrode;
- selectively implanting P-type ions with a low concentration into a low-concentration junction region of the PMOS area and the second area of the dummy gate electrode;
- selectively implanting N-type ions with a high concentration into the low-concentration junction region of the NMOS region and the first area of the dummy gate electrode;
- selectively implanting P-type ions with a high concentration into the low-concentration junction region of the PMOS region and the second area of the dummy gate electrode; and
- implanting impurity ions into a boundary region between the first area and the second area of the dummy gate electrode.
2. The method according to claim 1, wherein N-type ions with a high concentration are implanted into the boundary region between the first area and the second area of the dummy gate electrode.
3. The method according to claim 1, wherein P-type ions with a high concentration are implanted into the boundary region between the first area and the second area of the dummy gate electrode.
4. A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device comprising:
- forming a dummy gate on test area of a semiconductor substrate;
- defining the dummy gate into first and second regions;
- implanting impurity ions into a boundary region between said first and second regions.
5. The method according to claim 4, wherein defining the dummy gate into first and second regions is done by implanting N-type and P-type impurity ions in the dummy gate.
6. The method according to claim 4, further comprising forming a salicide over the dummy gate.
7. The method of claim 4, further comprising forming a PMOS and an NMOS on the semiconductor substrate.
8. The method of clam 7, wherein the dummy gate is formed while forming the PMOS and the NMOS.
9. The method of claim 4, wherein the boundary region is implanted with P-type impurity ions.
10. The method of claim 4, wherein the boundary region is implanted with N-type impurity ions.
11. The method of claim 4, wherein the boundary region is implanted with a high concentration of impurity ions.
12. The method of claim 4, further comprising forming an NMOS on the semiconductor substrate.
13. The method of claim 4, further comprising a PMOS on the semiconductor substrate.
Type: Application
Filed: Dec 29, 2005
Publication Date: Jul 6, 2006
Patent Grant number: 7556998
Applicant: DongbuAnam Semiconductor Inc. (Seoul)
Inventors: Hyuk Park (Choongcheongbuk-do), Dong Keum (Icheon-city)
Application Number: 11/319,489
International Classification: H01L 21/8234 (20060101); H01L 21/336 (20060101);